I think my wrasse got sucked into the skimmer

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    i hope your right :) i really hope he's just hiding but the fish flesh makes me worried, i know its fish flesh because one time my female clown got stuck in a maxijett powerhead and she couldnt get herself free, thankuflly i was in the room and saw her so i quickly unplugged the powerhead and she got herself free, but she had a round circle of torn flesh on her side and right afterwards her torn flesh started flying all over the place, but thankfully it wasnt very much and she healed up pefectly fine within a matter of a week.

    So im hopping wrasscal just got injured because that would explain the fish flesh and is just hiding :( but i have my doubts
    thanks today really sucks :(
     
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  3. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    There would be no way for your wrasse to make it into your skimmer. Its like trying to put a square peg through a round hole.

    Your wrasse will pop up eventually.
     
  4. exoticsteve2001

    exoticsteve2001 Feather Duster

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    I agree they are powerful swimmers and to sleek.
     
  5. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    i hope so :( ill give him until saturday, i dont want to go moving around the rocks and look for him because i wouldnt want to stress him out even more if he is injured
     
  6. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    i hope so, my skimmer is going mad right now and i am just seeing more fish flesh floating arund in the water column :(
     
  7. HuckFinn

    HuckFinn Astrea Snail

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    I wish you good luck. I also have an outdoor Koy pond ~ 700 gal and I have not found a good way to keep flow through the pump while also keeping fish, and frogs and snakes out of the impeller. I have how ever founf a good way to keep the herons out. I'm pumping 3900 GPH so it really does a job on them. Darwin theory.
     
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  9. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    i think these little animals need to get larger brains so they learn to stay away from pumps
     
  10. colodan

    colodan Fire Shrimp

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    sorry about your wrass. hopefully he is just hiding.
     
  11. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    just scooped out some Wrasscal, and more of him is floating throughout the tank! ugh! i do not like this :( :( :( :( :( :(
     
  12. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    thanks me too, he was one of my favorite fish